Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-27
Arrangements for the Base Rail Series
comprehensive Schedule

| st. Louis dispatch to the New York Sun Sent o6
The details Of the great series OF base ball
for the worlds championship between the Detroits
| and the st. Louis Browns have at last been ar
| ranged. Presidents Won der Abe and Stearns have
been consulting, suggesting, and exchanging ideas
| on the best arrangement Of dates. It was found
| somewhat difficult to close contracts with the
| managers in some OF the cities. The managers
| seemed to think that the games would be- to use
slang phrase, q "SOft snap.' and demanded big
percentages of the gate receipts. Most OF the work
| OF closing contracts was left to Mr. Stearns who
conducted the matter In business-like way, and
finally carried his point with the obstinate man.
ayers.
| Mr.. Won der Abe had no trouble In fixing his
dates except with one city, which is vet not deli
nitey settled upon, but which win, no doubt, be
brought In line before the end OF the present week
That city is Cincinnati, and though named In the
schedule, cannot yet be regarded a sure part Of
tracted for, and fixed. The schedule which win be
followed out will be as follows:
At st. Louis on Monday, Oct TO-
At Chtcgo on Tuesday, Oct IL
At Detroit on Wednesday, Oct. IL
At Pittsburg on Thursday, Oct. I3
Seagns Park on Friday A.
Oct II. >1 "'A' I'll "onoa''
At Boston on Tuesday, Oct. Is.
At Staten Island on Wednesday, Oct 10
At Baltimore on Thursday, Oct 20.
At Washington on Friday, Oct 2l
At Brooklyn on Saturday Oct o.
At Cincinnati on Monday Oct "a
| At Louisville On Tuesday. Oct. Is.
Al st. Louis on Wednesday,, Oct. 70
The series Will open at st. Louis and close at ST
| LOUIS and fifteen games will be PLAYED Messrs
Stearns ana Won Ger Ahe determined to play two
| games at Brooklyn and one at Staten Island sim
Ply Ply 10 snow Mr.; John 3. Day, OF the New York
Club, that the Polo grounds are not the
only base ball grounds in the state of
New York, and that his proposition OF 33k
per cent OF the gross receipts was altogether
a
penSeS OF travel and hotels nave been defrayed will
be divided between the management OF the two
clubs the winner taking 10 per cent ana the loser
20 per cent, less the percentage which goes to the
| managers OF the grounds on which the games are
played. The money viii be divided at the end of
every game, in a fashion similar to that observed
Dy MesSrS Won der Abe and Spalding when the
spring series was played before the present sea-
son. President Stearns' proposition was to lump
the receipts, pay all necessary expenses and then
divide on basis OF rs and % per cent after the
entire series had been finished. Mr. Won der Abe
uenurred 10 tins proposition. suggesting the for
mer plan, and Mr. Stearns made The Concession.
Apart from the special ARRANGEMENTS made be-
tween Mr.. earns and the Detroit players for the
remuneration OF the latter, the presidents Will
deposit 5000 each and the total 200 Will be given
10 the ciuU winning The series, to be divided equal
ly among them.
This viii give each player 300, as both clubs
VIII carry but dozen men each. The ST. Louis
CLUB Will carry all Its men, but only ten will take
part in the championship games. They are CO.
mlSkey, Robinson, Gleason, Latham O,Neill
Welch Foutz, Carrutners, Bushong and Boyle
King ana knouH Will travel with the club, but will
Oe uSed only Ia case OF emergency. The umpires
VINO Will Oniciate in the games have not vet been
chosen. The names OF Gdfney, Ferguson and
Kelly have been mentioned Those that are Sc
lected VIII receive 500 for the two weeks work,
together with their expenses While on the road.
The teams Will travel on the same train each club
having its own special car.